The Waters Lab

The Waters Lab is first and foremost interested in understanding somatosensory cortical
plasticity. To this end, we use the rodent barrel field as our model system and apply
this model to questions of somatosensory plasticity following loss of sensory input,
effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the development and organization of the barrel
field, and the effects of dystonia on cortical organization. We also have begun a
new line of investigations into studying single projection neurons in the gustatory
(taste) system.

Our research group consists of my long time colleague, Cheng Li, M.D., and fellow
faculty members Dr. Oladehin and Dr. Johnson. We currently have two graduate students,
Cecilia Margret, M.D. and Tyson Chappell. You can follow the links to see what research
these members of the lab are currently conducting. Our Web site was designed by our
summer student, Taha Jan who is currently a student at Vanderbilt University.